Brush killer



L. D. FENDER July 11, 1933.

BRUSH KILLER Filed Nov. 4, 1932 L. Jul-" naw 3nnentor a O GttornegsPatented July 11, 1933 UNITED starts PATENT? O F C Lonnnzo now FENDER,01* RALEIGH," nonrn CAROLINA; issrenon ro L. DOW

:ennnnn, an, or ransom, NORTH CAROLINA a seven KILLER Application filedNovember 4, 1932. Serial No. 841392;

This invention relates to a hand operated tool for cutting brush, weeds,bushes and the like.

An object of the invention is to assemble a handle and blade in a newand novel manner whereby the handle will not be subjected to splittingand breaking strains.

Another object is to so locate the handle on the blade as not tointerfere with the sharpening of either or both edges of the blade.lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention resides in the combination andarrangement oi parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed it being understood that changes in the preciseembodimentof the invention herein disclosed may benia de with in thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has beenshown.

In said drawing 1 Figure 1 is an elevation of the complete tool.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section 011 line 2--2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 33, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged plan view of the butt end of the blade.

Figure 5 is an enlarged plan view of the blade engaging end of thehandle, the rein forcing straps being removed.

The tool consists oi a handle, preferably of wood, attached to a thinsteel blade. The manner of attaching the handle to the blade and thearrangement and construction of the handle and blade where they areconnected together present most important advantages over other toolsintended to do the same work.

Referring to the figures it will be noted 4 that the handle 1 has oneend enlarged as L is parallel with the wide fiat faces, .extends endofthe blade while the other'end has its corners cut away along obliquelines as at 10, leaving a straight transverse end 11 of the same lengthas the wall 6 and adapted to bear thereagainst.

The thickness ofthe blade isthe same as the distance between the opposedwalls of slot 5 so that the blade will fit snugly in the 3 slot andproject inopposite directions from the handle.

Two pairs of openings 12 and 13 areformed in the handle near the ends ofthe slot and these openings are located between the center and sideedges of the handle. Theycoincide with openings 14 and 15 formed in theblade and are adapted to register with openings 16 in transversereinforcing straps 17 which e'xtend across the flat faces a of thehandle.

Rivets 18 or the like extend through the open- 'throughthe steel bladeand through the handle and are arranged in rows oftwo each, these rowsbeing located near the edgesof the flattened portion of the handle, thewood inaterial composing the handle extends between the rows ofrivetsand there is no splitting strain experienced whatever, by thisarrangement. Further as the outside edges of the handle are fullyprotected by the straps clamped securely down over them the handle isnot subjected to unprotected strain. As the handle is located at equaldistances from each edge of the blade it thereby allows a sutficientportion of the blade to be exposed so as to permit sharpening and use asa cutting edge and as the handle is fully protected on both sides andbot-h edges alike, the blade may be sharpened on one edge, or bothedges, as desired and may be used for cutting with either edge or bothedges.

What is claimed is:

A tool of the class described including a handle having an angular endportion with flat faces, there being a slot extending into 7 said endportion parallel with and equi-distant from opposed faces of said endportion, a thin cutting blade having a butt end fitted snugly into theslot and against the end Wall

